[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1437818664' post='2829243']
Not sure about 30 year old speakers tbh...
I've been through plenty of ragged 810's and the most polite thing
you could say about them is that they sounded somewhat 'tired'..
Where has the cab beed stored..what sort of playing life has it had.
Old chassis ..and especially the cheaper ones, were pretty poor to start with...
that is why premium brands like JBL, EV, Gauss, got the reputations they did.
I'd be interested in the JBL and EV cabs, but not the stock units...
You may possibly be able to recone JBL and EV today pretty easily..not so sure
about the stock ones..and also..why would you bother..??
The old Ampeg 10's..Marshall 15's etc etc were very low powered and IMO,
par for the day.. but those units have been massively been overtaken by recent tech..
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I was pretty shocked actually. For 37 year old speakers they sounded pretty good. It's almost like the cab just sat in a jam room or basement for years with no use as the cab and speakers were in amazing shape for being that old. The tolex is almost perfect, no dings in the wood... the only wear is faded color on the grill cloth. I popped out the original speakers and put in two [url="https://www.amazon.ca/gp/r.html?C=28VHL5UCHS8OH&K=A1X8BLZL4C1OPB&R=2EV3TGN2QJGYF&T=C&U=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.ca%2Fdp%2FB0002Z243Y%2Fref%3Dpe_386430_126088100_TE_item&A=YCVFGZVPPVHRCDOMJ1BYFQN2PYWA&H=CJYI3T6H0VCFMNQJ4GMHHM2VQ8AA&ref_=pe_386430_126088100_TE_item"][color=#000000]Eminence BETA15A[/color][/url]'s just so It could handle my higher wattage heads. I am very impressed with the workmanship on the cab though. It will out last any of my newer cabs thats for sure.